While I support the idea of a more open and visible esoteric presence in the mundane world there remains one aspect of the modern occult revival that continues to bother me greatly. No, it is not the bloated publishing houses who churn out poorly written handbooks professing to be a one stop shop for all … Continue reading A Very Public Enemy
Opinion
Anarcho Esoterica
When I stumble upon a fellow occultist who is willing to share some of their accumulated knowledge the question of what is in it for them inevitably springs to mind. This is a healthy attitude, especially in a realm where those who would become our mentors can so easily cajole their neophytes into any number … Continue reading Anarcho Esoterica
A Current Meme
Five of Swords Magazine is a passion project created by a small group of bleeding edge magickians, offered free in PDF format via drop box links posted on various social media platforms such as Facebook and Reddit. Designed to showcase some of the more advanced ideas within the modern occult diaspora, it was just the … Continue reading A Current Meme
Poking The Hermit
I have been riding the sometimes thorny network of hedges between skeptic and magickian, Atheist and Pagan since my earliest days as a scholar of occultism. It has never been particularly easy to do, requiring a lot of doublethink and paradigm shifting, but all in all it has been a worthwhile exercise. I have even managed … Continue reading Poking The Hermit
Nothing Is True
While belief is a tool to be utilised by a chaos magickian as and when it is necessary, the far more elusive concept of underlying truth within the universe is often ignored out of simple expediency. At best it is assumed to exist in some nebulous and irrelevant form while the occultist instead trips the … Continue reading Nothing Is True
Lengthening Shadows
Long term followers of The Vulpine Portfolio will have noticed the lengthening shadows weaving their way through my output over the last few months. Perhaps even raised an eyebrow at the darker tone which has dominated the narrative since I published the farewell letter to my goddess in May of this year. Honestly, I am tired … Continue reading Lengthening Shadows
Plastic Chaotes
Peter Steele, the sourly misanthropic front man for both Carnivore and Type O Negative, was fond of stating that metal should offend everyone equally. In many ways this anarchic call to arms is reflected in the chaos current, forming an intriguing undertone to the solipsistic viewpoint held by most of the occultists who still flock … Continue reading Plastic Chaotes
